Hose mop



- 1,536,389 T. FRANK HOSE no? Fi-led Oct. 24, 1924 10 yen for TA )8.FnmK Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

THOMAS FRANK, ,OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HOSE MOP.

Application filed October 24, 1924. Serial No. 745,650.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS FRANK, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Hose Mops, of which the following is a specification,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to devices adapted to be attached to the end of ahose for the purpose of washing windows, automobiles or other articles.s

The objects of my invention are to provide a simple, efficient,economical device for holding a cloth, sponge, or other moplike elementover and around the discharge orifice of a hose or hose nozzle, thedevice to be adjustable for difierent thicknesses or quantities of mopmaterial applied to the hose or nozzle, and to securely hold the same inplace on the hose or nozzle irrespective of the even distribution of themop material about the discharge orifice.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a selected embodiment ofmy invention as applied to a hose nozzle Figure 1 is a top view of thedevice in open position. V

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the device as holding a sponge onthe nozzle.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the device as shown in Figure 3 butlooking in a direction at right angles to the view in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a detail view of one of the jaws of the device.

In the particular embodiment of my in vention illustrated, the body ofthe hose nozzle is indicated at 1, the discharge orifices beingindicated at 2 and an interiorly threaded fitting 3 is rotatably mountedupon the lower end of the nozzle. Just below or behind the dischargeorifices the hose nozzle is provided with a lateral flange 4. Thecircular base 5 of the nozzle is provided with ears 6 which form hingebutts and between cooperating pairs of these cars are inserted thetongues 7 of arms 8 which are thereby pivoted to the base of the nozzle.

The outer or moving end of each arm 8 is provided with a jaw 9 extendingtransversely of the arm and preferably projecting a substantial distancebeyond the same and the side of the nozzle as clearly indicated inFigure 1. The nozzle and arm are so proportioned that when the arm isswung upwardly intov the position shown in Figure 2, the jaw 9 movestoward nozzle 1 and engages the latter at a comparatively short distancebelow flange 4. The nozzle engaging edge of jaw 9 is recessed asindicated at 10 in Figure 5 so that the jaw partially surrounds thenozzle and it will be understood that this recessing of the jaw permitsthe projecting portions of the opposing jaws to more closely approacheach other than otherwise, thereby permitting the jaws to clamp thesponge betweenthemselves as well as between each other and the nozzle.

The lower or outer faces ms 6 are serrated as indicated at 11 and whenelevated are adapted to be engaged by a holding ring'12 which has acircular interior periphery 13 receiving the nozzle base 5 and providedwith recesses 14 for receiving the arms 8. There is suificient playbetween ring 12 and the nozzle for the ring to move transversely of thenozzle, hence the latter does not determine the position of the ring.

With the structure described a sponge A or like material may be placedover the end of the nozzle and clamped between the opposite sides andjaws 9 and it is immaterial whether or not the .sponge is evenlydistributed on the sides of the nozzle as the pivoted arms areindependent of each other and may adjust themselves as required tosecurely clamp the sponge. For instance, in Figure 3, the righthand armis shown as being closer to the nozzle than the lefthand arm. In any armholding position, ring 12 prevents simultaneous movement of the armsaway from the axis of the nozzle while permitting their pivotal movementrelative to the nozzle. The sponge is securely held against being movedfrom its positlon by the force of water discharged through the nozzlenot only by the friction of the clamping surfaces of the jaws and nozzlebut by the projecting flange 4-.

It will be noted that the fitting 3 projects laterally beyond the curvedbase 5 of the nozzle and prevents ring 12 from dropping from the device.The laterally extending jaws 9 prevent the ring from being slipped offthe upper end of the device. Hence there is no opportunity for theholding ring to become disassembled from the arm when the device is notin use.

Obviously, the details of my invention may be modified without departingfrom the spirit of my invention as expressed in the appended claims, andI contemplate the exclusive use of such modifications as are suggestedin the commercial development of my invention and are included in thescope of the following claims.

I claim: 7

1. In combination, a nozzle, arms pivoted at the side of said nozzle,transverse jaws on said arms movable toward each other and said nozzle,said jaws being recessed to partially receive said nozzle and moreclosely approach each other.

2. In combination, a nozzle, a lateral flange spaced from the dischargeorifice of said nozzle, arms pivoted at the side of said nozzle so as toswing toward said nozzle, jaws on the swinging portions of said armsextending transversely of said arms for a minimum distance approximatingthe diameter of said nozzle and so positioned as to project under saidflange when said arms are swung as described.

3. In combination, a nozzle, a lateral flange on the same behind itsdischarge orifice, and arms pivoted at the sides of said nozzle adaptedto swing on their pivots independently of each other to clamp diiierentthicknesses of a cloth sponge or the like between each arm and saidnozzle just behind said flange.

In combination, a nozzle, a lateral flange on the same behind itsdischarge orifice, and an arm pivoted at the side of said nozzle andadapted to swing on its pivot to engage a cloth, sponge or the likebetween its end and said nozzle just behind said tiange and means forclamping said arm in such engaging position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature this 21st day ofOctober, 1924.

THOMAS FRANK.

